Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

Xythero:Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

The headline (and especially the study) doesn't state anything about causative effects, it only mentions the correlation.

That said, they're probably correlated. It's been known for some time that there's a correlation between physical health and cognitive performance. The exact mechanisms aren't entirely known yet, but it's pretty likely that being an inactive fatty hurts your brain. Personally, I'd wager the "inactive" part is the biggest factor.

12349876:Xythero: Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

Working longer and more irregular hours.

Personal gratification obsession with cell phones, social media and gaming: Ill equipped youngsters too stupid to use contraception and/or make realistic plans before having babies.

Xythero:Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

Xythero:Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

rumpelstiltskin:Xythero: Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

That's because the parents are fatasses, too.

If you stop onto a talking scale and it says, "Look Mommy, a parade!", you may be a little fat.

rumpelstiltskin:Xythero: Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

That's because the parents are fatasses, too.

If your only options for clothing sizes are "jumbo", "extra jumbo" and "OH MY GOD IT'S COMING TOWARDS ME!!", you might be a little fat.

Xythero:Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

I'm a fat mom who wants fit healthy happy kids. I move my lard ass up and around the playground, chase kids on bikes, hike in the woods, roll down hills, kick soccer balls, and look stupid swinging on swings. TOO many of my contemporaries think that standing on the edge of the park on their phones while their kids throw wood chips at each other (or in not-perfect weather hanging out at McDonald's playland after some nuggets) counts as "activity".

K3rmy:rumpelstiltskin: Xythero: Anecdotely, I've been finding that parents have less energy to spend with their kids. They are more inclined to do quiet sit down things than run around outside. I wonder if that is because people are older when they start having children these days.

That's because the parents are fatasses, too.

If you stop onto a talking scale and it says, "Look Mommy, a parade!", you may be a little fat.

I had an eye opening moment when I was uncomfortable in the roller coaster restraints. I didn't want my kid to see his dad be "that guy".

Noopept, a nootropic 1000x as strong as Piracetam, allows better formation of long-term memory by increasing production of BNF and BDNF.

In tests, rats run on a wheel for 10 minutes before and after attempting a T maze learned the maze consistently twice as fast as rats just kept lazing in their cage. Cutting their brains open revealed an increase in the production of BNF and BDNF.

Exercise in humans does the same. Increased oxygen movement, increased metabolism, increased production of noradrenaline, and increased BNF and BDNF. These hormones allow for new neuron generation and differentiation, allowing improved memory consolidation and faster, more stable learning.